MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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